Winery Meroni - Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva

Winery MeroniIl Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva of Winery Meroni is a red wine from the region of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico of Vénétie.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva of the Winery Meroni is in the top 30 of wines of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico.

Taste structure of the Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva from the Winery Meroni

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva of Winery Meroni in the region of Vénétie is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva of Winery Meroni in the region of Vénétie often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Meroni's Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Corvina

Its precise origin is unknown, it has been cultivated for a very long time in northern Italy. It can be found in Switzerland, Australia, Argentina, ... in France it is almost unknown. It should not be confused with the Corvinone, another Italian grape variety. It should be noted that the Corvina is related to the Rondinella and the Refosco dal Peduncolo rosso.

Last vintages of this wine

Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva - 2012
In the top 30 of of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva - 2011
In the top 30 of of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva - 2010
In the top 30 of of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva - 2008
In the top 30 of of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva - 2007
In the top 30 of of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva - 2006
In the top 30 of of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva - 2003
In the top 30 of of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva from Winery Meroni are 2007, 2006, 2012, 2011 and 2008.

Informations about the Winery Meroni

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Amarone della Valpolicella Classico in the region of Vénétie
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The Winery Meroni is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Vénétie
In the top 350 of of Italy wines
In the top 35 of of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico wines
In the top 2000 of red wines
In the top 2000 wines of the world

The wine region of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

The wine region of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico is located in the region of Amarone della Valpolicella of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quintarelli Giuseppe or the Domaine Zýmē produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico are Rondinella, Corvina and Molinara, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico often reveals types of flavors of cherry, celery or baking spice and sometimes also flavors of espresso, black licorice or molasses.


The wine region of Vénétie

Veneto is an important and growing wine region in northeastern Italy. Veneto is administratively Part of the Triveneto area, aLong with its smaller neighbors, Trentino-Alto Adige and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. In terms of geography, culture and wine styles, it represents a transition from the Alpine and Germanic-Slavic end of Italy to the warmer, drier, more Roman lands to the South. Veneto is slightly smaller than the other major Italian wine regions - Piedmont, Tuscany, Lombardy, Puglia and Sicily - but it produces more wine than any of them.

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